Kaempferia kirkii

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Read about Kaempferia kirkii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Kaempferia kirkii, Schumann (Cienkowskya Kirkii, Hook. f.). Lf.-st. 3-4 in. long: lvs. about 4, crowded at the apex of the st., oblong, acute, 8-9 in. long, 2 ½ -3 in. wide at the middle: flowering sts. short, slender, 1-fld.; corolla-lobes oblong- lanceolate, 1 in. long; staminodes more than twice as long as the corolla- lobes, pale rose-purple; lip rounded at the apex, slightly notched, 2 in. broad, with a yellow mark at the throat. Trop. Afr. B.M. 5994. I.H. 30:495. G.W. 2, p. 253. var. elatior, Stapf. Taller: Ilvs. longer, the base long-attenuate, the petiole longer: lip bright rose, with a yellow blotch bordered by purple marking. Rhodesia. B.M. 8188.


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